Ilorah Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ilorah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilorah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4101:432,05622,278
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ilorah (26) may also be a first name.

Ilorah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ilorah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ilorah is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilorah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ilorah is the 706,244th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ilorah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ilorah is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 410 people, or 1 in 432,056. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Enugu, where 25 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilora91135/
Hilora8381/
Iloroh834/
Ilorha833/
Ilerah832/
Illora832/
Iluora831/
Iliora831/
Ilorza831/
Elorah831/
Iloiray776/
Gilgora772/
Iloriea772/
Illoura772/
Gillora771/
Hiloraa771/
Gailora771/
Giloray770/
Elora73483/
Ilara73307/
Ilera73118/
Iloro7378/
Ulora734/
Ylora732/
Jlora731/
Jilharah7121/
Elotrach714/
Islarath711/
Ielorhey710/
Elorza678,702/
Illera672,212/
Hilera671,201/
Elorga67403/
Ailara67314/
Gelora67227/
Uloroh67111/
Hilara6769/
Gilara6767/
Ellora6739/
Ilarza6737/
Eslora6732/
Ileera6721/
Illoro6721/
Ailera6714/
Illara6712/
Ulerah6712/
Elorra6711/
Ilaura6710/
Ilarat675/
Jilara675/
Eloera673/
Jilera672/
Yilera672/
Ullora672/
Iolara672/
Iliara671/
Ilooro671/
Islara671/
Eloras671/
Elerah671/
Oiloro671/
Elorho671/
Elohra671/
Ileura671/
Ulorra671/
Yloora671/
Ileraj671/
Ularah671/
Ilarra671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ilorah
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